St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-16
CHARGED WITH ABDUCTION.
Advertising for a Girl as COmpan-
ion to a "Middle-Age Person."

CHICAGO, July 15.-Two weeks ago
there appeared in one of the Chicago
papers the following advertisement:
NANTED-A young girl to go to New
w York as companion to middle-aged
person. Call at once at No. 43 East Eight
eenth st.
There were about 800 answers to this
advertisement, and among them Miss
Nina Hope, an attractive young woman
living on Stanton avenue. She seemed
to be the choice of the advertiser, Mrs.
Anna Minerva Crock, and was in
formed that the ''middle-aged person.
was lady residing in New York. Mrs.
Crook went OH to say that Miss Hope
should go to New York, when Mrs.
Crooks brother would take her to the
home of the lady who wanted COM
panion, Mrs. Crook aunt. 1t is alleged
that the young lady was to have gone to
New York to become the ''cOmpanion''
of Charles CrOnk, alias Stevenson, who
was represented to be Mrs. Crooks
brother. but who was, she said while
won the girls good graces, spoke good
words for the .'brother'S" Affection
ate nature, and secured her por-
trait, which was forwarded to
CrOnk to assist him in Identify
ing her when Miss Hope arrived in New
York. Miss Hope took the train for New
York on the evening of the 9TH. Crook
failed to met her and she was taken to
the home of Mrs. Henry Pope, a lady
whose acquaintance she had made on
the train. The next morning Mrs. Pope
wired Mrs. Crook for her supposed
brothers. address and Crook telegraphed
an inquiry as to Miss Hopes where
abouts. Mrs. Crook received both tele-
ono baI. bnS hand Ha
visited the Hope home that afternoon
and took Miss Hope with him TO his
lodgings, 226 Monroe street, Brooklyn.
AT that time suspicion suddenly
struck Miss Hopes friends here, and
they called upon Detective Matt Pink
ertOn, who wired his New York CORE
SpOndent to investigate. Crook the
next day sent the following telegram to
his wife: Cant get along. Come i'm
mediately or will send her back. CHAR
LIE" To this, within an hour, Mrs.
Crook responded: Il can manage her.
Will be there Monday or Tuesday" A
detective from PinkertOn's New York
correspondent called the next morning
and frightened the crank into fight and
took the young lady to his headquarters.
That afternoon she started back for
Chicago.
Meanwhile Matt Pinkerton had been
investigating here and found bundle
of letters in Mrs. Crooks possession,
which he learns prove the conspiracy.
He arrested Mrs Crook on warrant
for abduction from Justice Brayton
few. days ago, and has kept her in his
agency, from which she will be trans
ferred under $1,000 to-day, having been
held by the justice yesterday. She
would have been sent to jail last night,
but she pleaded sickness. She is a
rather good-lOoEing woman of thirty.
CROOK INTERVIEWED.
Special to the Globe.
New YORK, July 15.-CharleS Crook.
to whom Nina Hope was sent by his
Chicago sister for immoral purposes, as
is alleged, was found at 226 Monroe
street, Brooklyn tonight. He said he
lived i'll Chicago until last winter, and
had just taken the flat where he was
found. He said his sister wanted COM
panion and advertised for girl and Sc
lected Nina Hope. He admits being
alone in the house with the girl the sec
ond night after her arrival, but says he
locked all the doors between his room
and hers and gave the girl the key. He
is 90 years old and is employed by an
insurance company in New York City.